Okay team: What are our 2022 goals?

Slide into the new year with some optimism!

Illustration by Mattie Lubchansky

Okay first off: Yes, 2022 is exactly two weeks away, and we’re still dealing with the trauma of uh the last two years. Ugh. What a mess.

But! But but but! Let’s not let the past two years dictate the next one. Easier said than done, for sure, but one way we can try to stave off the worst of that spiral is to figure out what we’re trying to accomplish in 2022. At least, that’s what I’ve had success with: Laying down a few concrete things that can serve as guideposts. (And yes, literally just surviving is absolutely a goal we can set for next year.)

This newsletter is a little different from the normal ones I send out to paid subscribers (thank you again for being one!), but it’s a format I’m hoping to take into next year with you all.

I’d love for you to leave a comment on this post with one or two goals for next year. This can be anything: earn X amount of income; finish a book proposal; get published in a publication you’ve been chasing; start a newslet…